Why do people spend a fortune on those expensive reusables instead of using terry squares?

[Twinklemegan]

I'm not being funny, I am genuinely interested. I use terries and find them absolutely fine and I really can't understand why people want to spend hundreds of pounds on shaped nappies that are harder to wash and dry.

becasue i got dh to chose which kind of re-useable we got so he had no excuse for not chnageing nappies when hes around. He decided on british made bumbles, and then bought us some additional 2nd hand MEOS from someone he works with.

I used our council's try before you buy scheme which was really useful as i got to try all the different sorts. i kind of liked terrys but found that prefolds were far simpler and not a huge amount more than terries. They also dry fairly quickly. I prefer prefolds to terries as the padding is where it is needed rather than all the way around the hips and above. I do have a few shaped nappies but don't use them as i find they are not nearly as absorbent and when they are wet, there is a much larger wet/skin contact area than with prefolds. However, DD is now almost 2, and i am finding that the prefolds really leak now so have to wash clothes far more often. I assume this is because she is far more mobile. They are the right size,as are the wraps. Has anyone else had this problem and if so, did you solve the problem. I am seriously considering abandoning them but i am likley to start potty training soon so it doesn't seem worth buying more nappies.

no idea, I agree entirely with you twinklemegan.
you can use terries for years after your children grow out of nappies too.

Terries are brilliant nappies. I've used them batfolded for my children. The padding is exactly where it's needed with that type of fold. The fact that it also stays in place by wrapping round the hips and securing at the front makes it more appealing to me than prefolds. Terries also have the edge on prefolds by being quicker to dry. I have had a few shaped nappies and have my favourites amongst those but the terry squares have been my workhorse nappy.

Is it possible to describe the batfold juuule? Or is there a link to one of those websites that do nappy folds?

Bat fold from the nappy lady site.

Oh and where it says good for newborns - it is but it is also good for older children. I was still using it on my 2y+ old toddlers.

OK - I used that one for DS when he was a newborn but knew it as the triple absorbent or origami fold. How do you make it fit an older baby/toddler? Do you have bigger nappies? I agree it's by far the best fold.

Sorry, meant OK THANKS!

You can adjust the width of the nappy across the top of the triangle so that it will fit the waist and by pulling gently down on the padded middle you can adjust the rise. As I said I was able to still use the nappies folded this way for my toddlers. I used the standard 60cm nappies.

I did love my terries and 10 years on they are still going strong as bath mats, hand towels, polishing rags, emergency doormats etc. Can't do that with a fancy pre-shaped thing. I got some new from mothercare and some second hand.

I'm going to try that one tomorrow morning then. Oh DH will love me

Thanks for the link that is useful. I have difficulty getting my DH to use the prefolds and think that terries with a batfold are a bit of a non starter with him. I have been looking at trainer pants in preparation for potty training so might consider these too. I use a nappy service at the moment, which is subsidized and really cheap where i live so i need to weigh up pros and cons against cost etc. Although at the moment, the nappy service is a bit of a waste of time as i still have to wash extra clothes due to leak. Will have a think about it and then choose what is best. Thanks for the advice.

Oh and my DS was hug and he as in them till potty trained.

DD was in disposibles most of the time though as I had stopped worrying about being the perfect mum by then .